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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T101500
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SUMMARY:Tangled Up and Reckless
DESCRIPTION:The Sanctuary Boston \nCallie Jennings and the Sanctuary Boston band bring you a service that will leave you with more questions than you came with\, confused\, and unsure what it all meant… and hopefully convinced that’s a good thing. Trade your free and responsible search for truth and meaning for a tangled-up and reckless crush on the world and discover how being lost and foolish can make survival\, love\, and justice possible.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/the-sanctuary-boston/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T233000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
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SUMMARY:Sunday Service
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/sunday-service-2/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240407T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240407T113000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20240319T205504Z
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SUMMARY:Might We Sit at the Table of the Almighty?
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Kevin Peterson\nStraddling the public domains of faith\, public reason\, and politics\, the Rev. Kevin C. Peterson is a Boston-based activist committed to advancing justice and good works in the public square. Trained and educated as a community activist\, a writer\, an organizer\, and a public speaker\, Rev. Peterson\, founder of the New Democracy Coalition\, addresses matters of civic life and democracy through public witness and engagement.\n \nHe is a policy advocate\, community and corporate convener\, and a grassroots civic activist comfortable in the classroom and with dialogue on the corners of embattled neighborhoods. Peterson principally focuses upon voter equality and racial equity for African Americans and Blacks throughout the African-American diaspora. He is gifted in the areas of diversity\, equity\, and inclusion discussions and corporate problem-solving relating to fairness. His sensibilities around fairness are grounded in a Blues-Jazz-and-Gospel-African-inflected worldview as exhibited through the life of Jesus and others such as Prathia Hall\, James Reeb\, John Brown\, Dr. Gardner Taylor\, John Coltrane\, Harriet Tubman\, James Baldwin\, Nimi Wariboko\, Cornel West\, Ralph Ellison\, Martin Luther King Jr.\, Billie Holiday\, August Wilson\, Dr. J\, Romare Bearden\, Toni Morrison\, and C.T. Vivian.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/black-to-the-future-repair-and-transformation-2/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240331T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240331T113000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20230713T235328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240322T154707Z
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SUMMARY:Sacred Surprises
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa\, Devin Shmueli\, and Anne Watson Born \n \nOur Easter service for all ages will celebrate the miracle and wonder of life in story and song! \nChildren of all ages are invited to join in our annual Easter Egg Hunt immediately following our 10:15 am intergenerational service. Please meet us in the Parish Hall to pick up a basket prior to the hunt which will be held on the FUUSN playground. All candy will be nut-free.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/all-ages-easter-service/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Religious Exploration,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240324T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240324T113000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20240227T143028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T184821Z
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SUMMARY:Yasss Queen
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \n \nCelebrate Purim with the tale of Queen Esther! Lift up the lives and gifts of our transgender siblings as we celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility! Join our worship celebration!
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/yasss-queen/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Special Services,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240317T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240317T233000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20240228T004043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T184743Z
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SUMMARY:MUSIC SUNDAY: Finally On My Way to Yes!
DESCRIPTION:Anne Watson Born \nThis morning we explore transformation and change through music. We’ll dive into personal\, healing transformation as well as being a force for change in the world. There will be  a wide variety of songs\, including  Hejira\, Swing Down\, Chariot\, The Times They Are A-Changin’ and a gorgeous setting of James Weldon Johnson’s Sonnet (“My heart be brave”). The FUUSN Choir will be joined by the Band\, CreationDance\, Bob MacWilliams and Lois Shapiro.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/music-sunday-finally-on-my-way-to-yes/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240310T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240310T113000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20240227T141813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240305T163503Z
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SUMMARY:Surrender and Change
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \n \nWe often think of change as something we are responsible for initiating\, controlling\, and completing. Attending to transformation\, however\, requires an interesting relationship between active work and letting go. How can practices of surrender help us arrive at the transformation we seek?
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/surrender-and-change/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240303T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240303T113000
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CREATED:20240227T134546Z
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SUMMARY:Before it is Asked
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \n \nHow are we transformed by generosity? What conditions need to be present in us and in our community to help us realize the potential future we have together? This morning we launch the annual budget drive with story\, song and celebration. Join us! \n 
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/before-it-is-asked/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T113000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20240124T202139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T202143Z
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SUMMARY:The Shape of Justice
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \nAs we conclude our monthly theme of Justice and Equity\, we reflect on a line from one of our most beloved Unitarian Universalist hymns\, Spirit of Life. What does it mean to give life the shape of justice?
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/the-shape-of-justice/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240211T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240211T113000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20240124T201055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T201059Z
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SUMMARY:Bending the Arc
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \n“I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one\, my eye reaches but little ways; I cannot calculate the curve and complete the figure by the experience of sight; I can divine it by conscience. And from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice.” \nThese words from Unitarian minister and theologian Theodore Parker in 1853 have taken on new life in their more succinct form paraphrased by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (“The moral arc of the universe is long\, but I believe it bends toward justice.) How do we calculate the curve and complete the figure of the arc\, when so many well-intentioned folks have gone astray? What guides us in the work of creating justice\, and what can keep us humble?
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/bending-the-arc/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240204T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240204T113000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20240102T211604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T195818Z
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SUMMARY:You\, Here\, Now
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \nBeginning the monthly theme of Justice and Equity\, we reflect on Leo Tolstoy’s famous story of The Three Questions as we explore what our obligations are to justice making\, and how we know the next right thing to do.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/sunday-service/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240128T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240128T113000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20240102T211206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T192143Z
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SUMMARY:Being BeLoved
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \n \nWe round out our month of exploring the Gift of Liberating Love with a meditation on belonging: giving and receiving the gift of connection in community. Reflecting on the story of Ruth and Naomi\, we’ll explore the risks and the rewards of claiming one another and the kind of love that binds us beyond kinship. What deepens and enriches our connections\, and what can threaten them?
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/being-beloved/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240121T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240121T113000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20240102T210857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240102T210857Z
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SUMMARY:Love is a Battlefield
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \nPat Benatar was talking about romantic love\, but the demands and the work it takes to love freely\, with integrity and with conviction makes love of all kinds a battlefield at times. What can we learn from love’s battles?
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/love-is-a-battlefield/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240114T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240114T113000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20231127T175943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T193716Z
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SUMMARY:The Way Is Long
DESCRIPTION:Justice work is the work of faithful people. A reflection and ritual to renew ourselves for the journey. \nThe Rev. Mary Margaret Earl has served as Executive Director and Senior Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry for 9 years. In this ministry\, she strengthens connections between UUs and the Roxbury neighborhood where the UUUM operates. She has served on the leadership team of Moral Movement Massachusetts\, the Roxbury Cultural Network\, and currently serves on the search committee for the new Roxbury Community College president. Prior to her arrival at the UU Urban Ministry\, she spent 10 years at a faith-based nonprofit in RI serving the homeless community\, She is past president of the Board of the Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless\, recipient of the Heroes of Faith Award from the Rhode Island State Council of Churches for her interfaith work\, and received a Courage of Conscience award from the Peace Abbey in Sherborn\, Ma. She is a longtime vegan committed to standing up for nonhuman animals.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/the-way-is-long/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231224T184000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231224T190000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20231211T211011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231211T211011Z
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SUMMARY:Christmas Eve Chime Concert
DESCRIPTION:Just before our 7pm Christmas Eve service\, come hear our chime ring out holiday cheer!
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/christmas-eve-chime-concert-2/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Special Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Jenise Aminoff":MAILTO:jenise@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231224T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231224T113000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20230713T235218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231211T205637Z
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SUMMARY:Christmas Eve: Pageant and Carol Sing
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this festive\, all-ages celebration of the Christmas Story in word and song\, followed by an enthusiastic singing of carols! Bring your Christmas cheer or find it here!
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/christmas-eve-multigenerational-service-and-pageant/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Religious Exploration,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231217T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231217T113000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20231206T123642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231206T123642Z
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SUMMARY:The Sacred Thread
DESCRIPTION:What binds us together in friendship\, in kinship\, in romantic love and in community? How do we honor the impulse to compassion as we experience it\, and lift up the power and the mystery of its presence in our lives?
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/the-sacred-thread/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231211T184000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231211T190000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20231211T205327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231211T205327Z
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SUMMARY:Christmas Eve Chime Concert
DESCRIPTION:Come early for our 7pm Christmas Eve Service to hear our Chime ring out holiday cheer!
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/christmas-eve-chime-concert/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Music Meetings,Public Events,Special Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231210T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231210T113000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20231129T020200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T020200Z
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SUMMARY:Vision that Can See the Whole
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \nWhat have I done to deserve this? How could I be so lucky? How did we get here? Why are we here at all? The big questions of our lives put us directly in touch with the mystery of existence itself\, and our own limits. How can we practice opening our hearts and minds with awe and wonder?
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/vision-that-can-see-the-whole/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231203T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231203T113000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20231129T013654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T013654Z
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SUMMARY:Stars Keep the Watch
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa \nThe mystery of the unknown depths inside us inspires poetry\, song\, and art across the centuries. How can we find time and space to enter into contemplation of our own hearts as we meet this holy season?
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/stars-keep-the-watch/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231105T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231105T233000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20231024T214803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231024T214803Z
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SUMMARY:Saying Grace
DESCRIPTION:We usher in our month exploring the gift of gratitude by reflecting on the power of giving thanks – before sharing a meal\, while gazing upon a tree ablaze with fall color\, when receiving unexpected good news\, and when dealing with life’s disappointments. How can we enrich our lives by tune ourselves to the key of gratitude? \n 
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/saying-grace/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230917T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230917T113000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20230913T150423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T155610Z
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SUMMARY:Touched and Changed
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Parisa Parsa\, Anne Watson Born & Devin Shmueli \nWe honor our ancient heritage from Judaism with reflections on Rosh Hashanah\, and the ways we are called to live and renew our commitments to justice\, to one another\, and to the divine. We invite you to consider how the practice of offering and receiving welcome might be renewed in your life and in our community life in the weeks to come.
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/touched-and-changed/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T113000
DTSTAMP:20260601T001103
CREATED:20230913T163742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T163742Z
UID:10000707-1694600100-1694604600@fuusn.org
SUMMARY:One In Name\, in Honor One: FUUSN's 175th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:On October 24\, 1868\, a group of leaders in education\, agriculture and politics officially founded a new Unitarian congregation in West Newton. Among them were luminaries we still celebrate: Horace Mann\, Nathaniel Allen\, as well as lesser-known folks whose decisions and foresight have made possible what this congregation is today. We’ll join in story\, song and imagining some key points in our history this morning as we kick off our 175th anniversary celebration!
URL:https://fuusn.org/event/one-in-name-in-honor-one-fuusns-175th-anniversary/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Services,Public Events,Special Services,Sunday Services
ORGANIZER;CN="Rev. Parisa Parsa":MAILTO:parisa@fuusn.org
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